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Private wealth group splashes $182m on Hejaz

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
Hejaz has scored $181.8 million (€100m) in funding from an unnamed UAE-based private wealth group. The Islamic financial services provider seeks to scale its Sharia-compliant offerings with the cash injection in property, auto, commercial and development ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian fund to be wound up

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
Following the order to freeze the assets of the First Guardian Master Fund and its responsible entity Falcon Capital last month, the Federal Court has ordered both the fund and the entity to be wound up. In response to a petition by ASIC, the court ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
The 25 largest state and local pension investment funds in the US have lost an estimated US$249 billion in public equities, according to the Equable Institute. The institute, which is a bipartisan nonprofit, said most of the damage occurred over the ...

Paying more fees doesn't speed up superannuation death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Paying higher superannuation fees doesn't equate to getting death benefits paid out faster, according to research by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). In the wake of a review by ASIC into death benefit claims handling practices of superannuation trustees ...

Regal writes off Opthea, FUM takes 8% hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Regal Partners has written off its entire investment in Opthea, which contributed to funds under management (FUM) taking an 8.3% hit in the March 2025 quarter. Regal ended up with $16.5 billion as total FUM suffered a $540 million loss stemming from ...

NAB forecasts 50bp rate cut in May

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
NAB chief economist Sally Auld said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may deliver a 50bps interest rate cut when it meets again in May. Auld said headwinds from the global environment have intensified, but conceded large amounts of uncertainty remain. ...

'Crises happen': Investors reminded to stay calm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
As the stock market correction remains in full swing as a result of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, Australians are being reminded to stay calm. Schroders head of strategic research Duncan Lamont said despite the market mayhem, a market ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Payday super, coming into effect 1 July 2026 pending the current draft legislation, could bring a world of problems once introduced, including payroll and tax obligations for Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), experts claimed. One of the ...

GQG rejigs allocations amid tariff pain

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
GQG has slashed its consumer discretionary and information technology holdings as it repositions for the "extraordinary market volatility" after US tariffs were rolled out last week. GQG said it continues to reposition portfolios with "the aim of achieving ...

Trade war rattles pre-election economic outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
Treasury admits that escalating trade hostilities and risks to the economy are "more significant than expected" as it releases its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO). While the government's Budget figures have not changed since they were ...